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| Botanical Name: | Indigofera australis |
| Common Name: | Austral Indigo , Australian indigo |
| Sold As: | Tube ($2.00) |
| Plant Type(s): | Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m), Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting |
| Growing Conditions: | Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade
Well Drained |
| Size (HxW): | 2 m x 2 m |
| Foliage: | Blue fern-like leaves to 10 cm long. Leaflets 11-25, oblong with rounded end, small point on tip, 10-40 mm x 5-9 mm. |
| Flowers: | Sprays of mauve pea flowers to 15 cm long in leaf axils, September-December |
| General Comments: | A very floriferous shrub with branches bowed down by weight of flowers. Pruning beneficial to maintain shape. Can be grown as an undershrub, looks good mass planted. Tolerates light frosts. Both food for caterpillars and nectar for butterflies. Like all legumes, it has symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria in structures called root nodules. |
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